Matuszka – (nie tylko) żona prawosławnego duchownego
Matushka – (not only) the Orthodox priest’s wife

Summary/Abstract: Russian world „matushka” which means mother or dear element of nature orword (like Matushka‑Russia),has also a meaning important from the point of view of theOrthodox theology. It means the Orthodox nun after the monastic vows or – rarer – a saintwoman. Sometimes it’s used also as an epithet of Saint Mary. But most commonly thisword is used in the meaning of Orthodox priest’s wife. The article is focused on that lastmeaning and it also shortly presents two other meanings: the nun and the saint woman(Matrona of Moscow is presented as an example).

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